Vikings invade Aberdeen - but only to switch on the Christmas lights!

Viking invasions brought cheer to Aberdeen last weekend. Maybe it was not always so, but this time around there were smiles all around. The Vikings were from Sandwick in Shetland. Shetland is where the annual fire festival of Up Helly Aa is held to celebrate the islands Norse heritage. They came to Aberdeen where crowds welcomed the Up Helly Aa crew with loud cheers. They took part in the parade, which this year had the theme of “fire and ice”, to switch on the Christmas lights.